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I'm adding a update because we are heading south tomorrow and I don't know when we will have access to the internet again.

Above you will see the Alaskan pipe line, Eldorado gold mine and some of the gold that was panned. I panned 7.5 grains of gold and I think Kay did 6 grains. We had a good time and it was quite educational.

4 July 2008
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We finely reached the end of the Alaska Highway in Delta Junction, Alaska.
The mosquito above gives you an idea how big the bugs are around here. Spud doesn’t seem to mind though.
Got to our RV park and took the first day off to clean and get our act together. Kay washed our travasack sheets and they came back with rust colors all over them. Seems the water around here is loaded with iron and it sticks to your clothes. Found out we can go to Safeway and buy Iron Out and it will remove the iron. Kay, to say the least, is not happy.
Yesterday we took the River Boat Discovery trip http://www.riverboatdiscovery.com/ down the Chena River and it was very enjoyable. Stopped by to see a dog sled team in action which was quite exciting. The dogs are so friendly and enthusiastic. Then went further down the river to an Athabascan Indian village. Toured that and viewed the different aspects of their life after the white man settled in the area. Even were able to pet the reindeer at the village. After doing the River Boat Discovery trip we went to Alaska Salmon Bake which is located in Pioneer Park http://www.akvisit.com/ . I was not impressed with the salmon but we set with a German couple and had a nice visit, they were very friendly and knownageable about their travels.
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Got back to the RV Court and our spot was taken up by one of the folks that came in with a large caravan. Anyway we are in another spot and are ok, but that’s the pits to come home and find someone occupying your spot. Today we are going to a 4th of July celebration, here in North Pole. Afterwards we will do the El Dorado Gold Mine thing.Tomorrow we are going to Denali. http://www.nps.gov/dena/